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underscore

Definition for underscore

verb as in underline, emphasize

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Lahey underscored the notion that lower-income people are more likely to retire at age 62 because they tend to be in jobs that are more physically demanding and they tend to have worse health.

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When the autumnal Second Quintet began, the two eloquent Philharmonic violas were ready to stealthily underscore a work of profound lyric restraint.

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Marking 25 years of EU-African Union relations, the summit came on the heels of a G20 meeting in South Africa where a US boycott underscored geopolitical fractures.

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But this rise was driven by a 0.9-percent jump in goods costs, underscoring the steeper costs that businesses have been facing.

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The experience underscores how AI capabilities globally remain limited, with the impacts—including in China—potentially being felt only gradually.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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